ISLAMABAD : Pakistan on Thursday rejected baseless allegations by Afghanistan that had masterminded an attempt to assassinate President Hamid Karzai.

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani said the government will not allow the handful of extremists to impose their version of Islam on the moderate and enlightened majority.

ISLAMABAD: President Pervez Musharraf has said that he does not want to disturb the political process in the country. The President said that he had done everything according to law in the past and he would continue supporting democratic process in future.

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office has denied any Pakistani involvement in the attempt on Afghan President Hamid Karzais life and blamed elements within the Afghan government and its Defense Ministry for the attack.

LAHORE: Punjab Government Thursday said the polls for by-elections were held in a free, fair and transparent environment.
The team of Canadian observers also termed the by-elections as transparent and the independent media too witnessed no interference of the government in the polling process, Punjab government spokesman said.
He said the government had taken strict note of […]

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will embark on a 4-day visit to India from Friday (June 27) on the invitation of Indian External Affairs Minister, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

LAHORE: Chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwais Umar Farooq, Chairman of Jammu Kashmir Muslim Conference Prof Abdul Ghani Bhat and Chairman of Jammu Kashmir People’s Conference Bilal Lone met former prime minister and PML-N Quaid Mohammad Nawaz Sharif at his Raiwind residence the other night.

ISLAMABAD,: Former Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has said that the government should give top priority to maintain law and order situation in the tribal areas.